Sandown railway station, Sydney
Sandown | |||||||||||
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.jpg) Aerial view of the location of the former platform near the line's dead-end | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Grand Avenue, Camellia Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°49′10″S 151°02′16″E / 33.8195°S 151.0377°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | CityRail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sandown | ||||||||||
| Distance | 24.23 kilometres (15.06 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (1 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 October 1892 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 19 December 1991 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Sandown railway station was a suburban railway station and the terminus of the Sandown railway line, serving the then-industrial Sydney suburb of Camellia.
History
Sandown station opened on 24 October 1892.[1] The station was situated adjacent to the Parramatta River and was the location for a container terminal as well as a refinery tanker loading facility.[2][3] Public electric train services on the Sandown line commenced on 10 August 1959.[4]
Passenger services from Sandown to the Abattoirs line were operated by CPH railmotors operating via Lidcombe until November 1984.[5] Passenger services to Sandown ceased on 19 December 1991.[6] The Sandown line officially closed on 1 July 2019, with a section of the corridor set aside for use as part of the Parramatta Light Rail.[7][8]
A signal box, the Steel Plate loading platform and sidings belonging to the refinery were located beyond Sandown.[9][10][11] A siding branched off the line just before the platform.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Camellia". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Sandown railway station". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Camellia" (PDF). Australian Railway Historical Society. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Goodbye Tin Hare" Railway Digest February 1985 page 40
- ^ "Cityrail launches new timetable". Railway Digest (February 1992): 45. 1992.
- ^ "Project Overview" (PDF). Parramatta Light Rail. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Government Gazette" (PDF). NSW legislation. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Sandown Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 4 April 2020.